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By Matt Moran SEPT. 21, 2016 – Wilshire Associates recently was ranked as one of the world’s ten largest investment consultants, due to the fact that it had more than $1 trillion in worldwide institutional assets under advisement, according to the survey published in the Nov. 30, 2015 issue of Pensions & Investments. A new […]

In my opinion, the launch of a new Option Writing category by Morningstar this week has tremendous potential to boost long-term interest in and acceptance of options-based strategies by portfolio managers, financial advisers, and consultants. On April 29, 2016, Morningstar is adding a new Option Writing category to its U.S Retail Category system, and the […]

A new study examines six benchmark indexes that write S&P 500® (SPX) index options, comparing their performances with those of traditional stock, bond and commodity benchmark indexes. The study, “Performance Analysis of CBOE S&P 500 Options-Selling Indices,” is the first comprehensive study that examines the performance of options-strategy benchmark indexes that incorporate iron condor and […]

A recent Bloomberg story noted — “The S&P 500 drifted to an all-time high on May 21, before the Greece crisis overshadowed signs that a first-quarter slowdown in economic growth would prove transitory. The benchmark index tumbled 2.1 percent Monday, the most since April 2014 and erasing gains for the year, as Greece surprised investors […]

At the 31st Annual CBOE Risk Management Conference (RMC) on March 4 – 6, 2015 in California, thirty-three expert speakers (see list below) spoke on a variety of subjects, including skew, volatility of volatility, and a new 2015 study with the first-ever list of publicly available list 119 Options-Based Funds. Speakers noted that Extended Trading […]

A groundbreaking new study — “Highlights of Performance Analysis of Options-Based Equity Mutual Funds, CEFs, and ETFs” — analyzed SEC-regulated investment companies that focus on use of exchange-listed options for portfolio management (options-based funds). Key highlights of the study are summarized below, and for more analysis please visit www.cboe.com/funds. CO-AUTHORS of the CBOE-commissioned study (on […]

I recently showed a chart with the yearly growth in volume in options on the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®) to a senior executive at a financial services firm, and the executive said that the VIX options volume strong growth in recent years was hard for him to believe, in light of the fact that the […]

A 2013 paper by BlackRock on “VIX Your Portfolio – Selling Volatility to Improve Performance” noted that – “A strategy that systematically sells volatility on a diversified equity index should capture a positive risk premium over long horizons because it is similar to selling insurance.” One of the strategies highlighted by the paper was the […]

FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 – Lately I have heard inquiries from some stock investors as to whether the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®) recently has been at “low” levels; today it closed at 11.40. VIX is a reflection of the market’s expectations regarding future stock market volatility. To gain insights as to what expected volatility could […]